Side-register device.



E. J. F. REA'. SIDE REGISTER DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1a, 1912.

LBBSS, Patented July 14, 1914.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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J. I". REA.

SIDE REGISTER DEVICE.

APPLIGATIQN ULEB MAF.. 1a, 1912.

Lb Patented Ju1y14,1914.

3 SHEETS-SHEET' 2.

E. J. E. REA.

SIDE REGISTER DEVICE. APPLICATION FILLED 1111111.18, 1912.k

LWSAS m6111611 July 14, 1914.

3 SHEETS--SHEBT 3` my Z will now-be described.

i The-inner en latter i their movement pass' through the space between the plate 17 'and the table 15, andwhile in said space they are grasped and are moved against the stop or abutment 19 as will hereinafter more particularly ap pear. and owing to the fact that the side register stop is carried by this late, it will be apparent that the stop itse f is also`adjustable. As a matter of reerence, although not of necessity,-. the. ajustment is a double` one, there being means for securing a rough ad justinent and for also securing a fine orrpre cise adjustment, and these means may vary decidedly as to character, although those shown for the-purpose are satisfactory and Supported upon the table 15 is a block 20 which hasa longitudi- `nal slot 21 disposed as shown, transversely of the press. Extend-ing through this slot .21 is the shankof the winged nut 22, tapped into said table 15. The block vided with a lateral hub 23 boredto support the micrometer screw 24, and slotted to receive a nut 25.v threaded onv .said screw which is also (provided with a check nut 26.

.of the. micrometer screw 24 is connected with the substantially upright Y {iange of tlie bracket 18. Rotation of the an adjusting nut 25 situated in the slot of the 'hub 23. causes movement of 'the screw 24 infthe direction of its axis so that when the nut' 26 is backed oil' and the nut 25 is turned the plate 17 and hence the sideregister stop 19can be adjusted, and .when the Y adjustment is obtained, the nut 26 will be operated to Ibring it solidly and firmly .against the hub 23 to thereby maintain the a reciprocatory adjustment. This, of course, is the micrometer or Afine adjustment. The rough adjustment is obtained by shifting the block 20 after the screw 22 is rst backed out, and when'said 'block 2O is adjusted,.thel screw 22 will' be set up.4 Ordinarily the line adjustment-Kwill be all lthat ,is requisite,` al

vthough in somel cases vit may be necessary to use both, -andin this event it is customary to.initial1y make the rough adjustment.v f v f The side-register .mechanism preferably but not necessarilyincludes a carriage, and although this carria e may move in any desirable manner .an beA4 supported in any suitable Way, it l'las inthe present instance movementV transversely of the table 15,' and is provided with gripper means for positively gripping the sheet and moving the same` against the side .register answers my requirements is that denoted in a general way by 28, and this carriage travels in the construction shown in a straight path crosswise ofthe table 15 being rabbeted in the slot 28in saidta'ble to thus bringvthe upper face thereof flush with The carrier or plate 17 is adjustable,

`connected with said rocker ort though this .is not material. A 's already' stated this carriage has a .reciprocatory movement, and any convenient means may cria the plane of the 'tcp of said table., ah I be provided for securing this action,7 lThe mechanism shown fornthis purpose will now be described.` One of the side'iails 29 off and guidance of the reciprocatory rod 30,

said rod'being illustrated as `fitting in a lontically disposed opening in the carriage 28,

the nut 33- at the upper end ofssaid bolt, bearing against the relatively stationary supporting member 34 fastened by screws or otherwise to the carriage 28, wherebyI when the rod is reciprocated, the carriage will partake of a like motion.

The rod 30 is preferably but not necessa rily, recprocated through the joint action of cam and spring mechanisms, and a cam which answers the requirement is that dea noted by 85, saideam being suitably Afas tened to thc power operable shaft 36. Fulcrumed to the framing o-the. machine between its ends is a lever 37 shown as hav# ing at its outer' enda T-hcad 38 to one branch of 'which theanti-friction roller 39 'is connected, and tothe other endv of which 'the press .has an opening for the passage' the lower'end of the rod 40 is jointed. The l cam 3.5 operates on the lever 37 in such manner asvto impart an upward thrust toI the rod 40 andv t erebyA through operative connections hereinafter described, advance the rod -30 and therefore the carriage 28, the

advancing movement in the resent cause' being inward or toward the cft in Figs. 1 and 2. The retractive movement of the rod 40 and thereby of the carriage 28`and- .other parts maybe accomplishedy by'a spring as 4l acting againstthe inner branch of the lever 37 the motion/of which is limited by consist of a screw tapped in to some suitable part of the framing of the machine.

VThe connection between the rods 40 and l 30 or equivalent mechanism, isvv preferably accomplished by means which permit an a justment whereby the side-registercarri'age l tion in the' ccnstruction shown), while the rod 40 is adaptefdto be adjustablyA'connected with said rocker-at other poi-nts (above said center), whereby Iran obtainlhe reversalf 11,0 an adjustable stop 42 which may as shown l l to which I have alluded, and I might also add that the rod 4.0 is so related with the rocker g43 orV analogous membersV that the degree of inovement of the carriage may be regulated. The upper end of the rod 40 has ain opening to freely receive the bushing 44 which constitutes a convenient means for pivotally connecting said rod with the rocker. Through the bushingthe bolt 46 extends, the nut 4G of the bolt beingl adapted to engage against a collar on the outer side of the bushing 44 and the inner end of said bushing' bearing against the face of the rocker 43t This bolt 4G extends through a T-slot 47 arranged on `-,held in adjusted relation, but `by loosening (the nut 46 the upper end of the rod can be v'adjusted in an arc to secure the functions set'forth. T he'head 48 is shown in Fig. 8 at one end of the T-slot 47, and when this adjustment is present, the carriage Q8 will on the' motion of the rod 40 lbe initially advanced from the position shown in Figs. l

*and 2, while if the rod 40 be shifted to the other side of the arcuate portion of the rocker 43, the carriage canbe initially advanced from the other side of the press, it being essential, however, in the latter event to reverse the position of the carriage 28 and to also move it along the rod 30. By moving the connection between tlie rod 40 and the rocker-43 nearer the vertical center line, the degree of movement of the carriage can be decreased.

TheA top of the carriage,- 28 practically forms a lrelatively-fired jaw being coperative with a movable jaw or gripperwhich is made in the form in the present instance, of

a pivotally mounted finger or lever 49 car-" ried between its ends by the forked bearing,r 50 on the support 3-1- to which I have already referred. The active portion of this gripperor finger 4) is preferably resilient or yieldable in its nature, and this quality can be properly secured in any desired inanncr for example by a rubber pad as 51 which is shown as cylindrical in form and adapted to snugly fit a correspondingly-shaped opening or seat in the inner end of the gripper member or finger 49 thatpart of the pad 51 which directly engages the sheet of paper oi other material beingr preferably, but not necessarily, convex so `asto eliminate the possibility of suctionbe'twecn thepad and sheet and to also reduce to the least possible extent the contact.

The vfinger 49 is provided at its outer end with the pendent member 60 loosely pivoted thereto as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, and this member 1n the present instance is operated upon by cam means as I will hereinafter point out, spring means being; provided as thereof bears against the lower end of the screw 62, said spring as will be evidentcxf erting a constant force against the part GO to thrust the saineA and thereby the outer branch of the oscillatory finger 49 upward and necessarily the inner branch of said finger downward. By the operation of the screw 62, the tension of the spring G4 can be regulated.

Thev member G() extends into an aperture or slot 6G in the carriage 28 'shown in Said Fig. 6 and between said member 60 and the opposite .wall of said `Slot G6 are arraii'ed the two plates 67 and 68, these plates being disposed as will be clear, side by side, and accidental movement. thereof being prevented in some suitable manner as by the springr`` operated shoe 69 fitted in the chamber 70 of the supporting-inember 34, (Fig. 5), said shoe engaging at all times the upper 'edges of the. two plates G7 and 68 to prevent such accidental movement. The pendent member 60 is provided with an offset 71 directly cooperative with the two plates 67 and (V38. The two plates G7 and 68 are operated relai tively to the carriage 28 on the movement of the latter to effect the required action of the finger 49, and such result is secured in the present case by holding saidv plates against movement with respect to the carriage, and any suitable means may be provided for this purpose for instance the yoke 72,. the shank 73 of which has a hub 74 adjustable on the stationary shaft 75, said hub being held normally in adjusted position on said shaft by the set screw 76. As the carriage 28 the coniplemental plate G7, the end walls' of the said rabbet 78A serving to operate the plate 67 at desired times t0 effect the necessary operation. The main plate 68 has in its lower edge the slot 7 9 the outer wall of which is made. as a cam face being on a f slant or incline as shown at 80, said plate branch of the yoke'72 as shown in Fig. 11,

thus constituting aA cam. The auxiliary plate 67 is provided with a release orl let-olli' notch or slot 8l in its lower edge. The up-4 per side of the offset 71l is shown having a 5 beveled face 82 on an angle agreeing with the cam wall of ithe slot 79. Y.

In Fig. 7 the' parts are shown as ,pccupying their pnlma'rA relations at which time the'carriage Q8 het shown in this or the succeeding five views) will be in its retracted position, whilethe projection 77 will be against the outer brano of the yoke 72, and the upper side of the offset 71' w1ll be against the lower edge of the cam 68 by reason of which the active end of the finger 49 or that, provided with' the pad 51 will be held elevated ,by thevspring 64 in the manner al,- ready described.' The lower edge of the con trolling member or plate 67 will also be against the upper side of the offset 71 and thereby also tend to maintain said pad elevated. As the carriage 28 advances or moves toward the left in said Fig. 7, the projection 77 will be carried away .from the outer and towardA the inner branch of the voke 72 but the relation of the parts willnot vary as shown in`Fig. 8, the projection 77 just having engaged the inner fbranch of said, yoke in this figure. It will beclear that as the carriage advances the plates 67 and 68 are moved therewith by the sprin 69. When the projection 77 strikes t e inner branch of the yoke 72. as illustrated in Fig.. 8, the movement of the cam .68 with the carriage is thereby arrested, .soI that on the continued advancing movement of the carriage said cam 68,. will Aloe-operated relatively to the carriage. Onthe further 'advance of the carriage the cam or plzte 67 is carried therewith as shown in Fi s. ,9- and 10 to thereby gradually bring t e two slots 79 and S1 Vinto register as shown in the last mentionedigure. During this last mentioned movement the active or inner end of the finger 49 will be slowly lowered by the spring 64 to bring the p ad 51 into contact l with the paper,lthis occurring at 'about the time the carriage reaches the' limit Aof itsinward movement, by virtue gffwhich the* sheet is gripped between theVY pad and the carriage, the ad being compressed. When the sheet is t us gripped the 4reverse or retractive action of the carriagefollows, and lonthe outward movement of the carriage the plates 67 and 68 are carried therewithuntil the projection 77 strikes 'the outer this action occurring practically at the time the paper is against the side register stop .19.4 On the continued and slight further movement outwardly of the-carriage 28, the plate 68 is operated relatively by the outer branch of the yoke. 72 engaging the projection 77 so as to raise the pad 5l, the pad durshoe" K already -referred and which,"it will be re- -WhatI claim is:

' ing the last mentioned stageof its action or from the time the paper reaches the side register stop and until the pad and carriage reach their initial positions traveling 1n an 'upward, outward angularY path. AI say practically as the ad does not exactlly travel along a straig t line, initially-io lowing somewhat a curved line until-Q19 effect ofl its resiliency against the pafp'elfi's expended, by reason of whichy the papeis placed positively Yagainst the side register stop with the reciseness and accurac'yof the human han It will, therefore, be apparent that my ap-l paratus comprises a movableebody which has been described hereinbefore as a carl riage movable in a, straight path-*although` as will be athered from the observations already ma e, this 'is not essential. lThis moving .or travelin body or carriage is furnished with a mova le jaw which in the construction set forth-consists of the gripper member or linger 49 and which'coperates with a relatively Xed jaw made up preferably but not necessarily of the upper portion 'of said traveling carriage or body.' It 90 will be also clear` that `I provide mechanism for causing'the relatively closing and opening movements of said jaws at different points in the traXvel of the body, so that the jayv mechanism can grip a sheet and then et release the same at about the time said sheet is against the side register stop 19 or equivalent member. A

` I desire to call-attention tothe'fact that the travelingcarriage or body 28 is provided with a side gage, and although this may consist of any suitable art it is shownas be.- ing the inner straig t flanged edge 34 of the supporting member 34 to which I have membe'red, is rigid with said'carriage. This side gage or straight edge 34"inaddition to straightening. out the sheetl also serves to bring the sa'me indefinite relation with the' activeA end, which as shown is the pad 51, of the grlpper member, jaw orflnger 50, so that notwithstanding the fact that the sheets may vary. in sire, this rel/ation will be thereby always assuredv lto thus aid in insurlng accuracy in printing.

. v I desire yto 'again callV attention to the fact thatI have simply illustrated and described which ,embodieslthe invention. I wish 'to 12o'.

make it clear that I do not limit myself to this particular disclosure, the invention residing in certain broad relations which will be included in my claims. I V

1 The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a pair of plates bn the carriage, having releasing notches `for the 'gripper member,

'means for causing the movement of' said 13o thus released, one of the plates having means v plates with said carriage, means for arresting the movement of one of the plates with the carriage whereby the other can be moved with the carriage to effect registration of the notches to thereby release the gripper member, `and means for shifting the gripper member when thus released. 1

2. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a pair of plates on the carriage, having releas- `ing notches for the gripper member, means for causing the movement of said plates with said carriage, means for arresting the movement of one of the plates with the carriage whereby the other can be moved with the carriage to effect registration of the notches to thereby release the gripper member, and means for shifting the gripper member when for positively operating the gripper mem- 3. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a pair of cam members supported by the carriage for movement therewith, said cam members being adapted to govern the gripper member, means supported independently of the carriage for effecting relatively the movement of one of the cam members to releasing position, the carriage on its movement conducting the other cam member to a position where it can coperate `with the companion cam member to effect the release of the gripper member, and means for causing the gripper member to move toward the carriage when the two cam members'release the gripper member.

4. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a pair of slidable cams supported by the carriage for movement therewith and adapted to normally hold the gripper member against movement, each cam having a releasing notch, means independent of the carriage for arresting the movement of one of the cams with the carriage whereby the notch of the other cam can be carried into register by the carriage with the notch of the arrested ca'm 'to release the gripper member, and means for operating the gripper member when the notches are in register.

5. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a main cam having a releasing notch, an auxiliary cam also having a releasing notch,

means on the carriage for effecting the movement -of the cams therewith, a stationary part supported independently of the carriage for arresting the movement of the main cam with the carriage, the auxiliary cam being carried with the carriage on the arrest of movement of the main cam to bring the notches into register and thereby release the gripper member, and means for imparting an operative movement to the ,gripper member when it is thus released.

6. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on said carriage, a main cam having a releasing notch, an auxiliary cam also having a releasing notch, means on the carriage for' effecting the movement of the cams therewith, a stationary part supported independently of the carriage' for arresting the movement of the main cam with the carriage, the auxiliary cam being carried with the carriage on the arrest of movement of the main cam to bring the notches into register and thereby release the gripper member, and means for imparting an operative movement to the gripper member when it is thus released, the notch 'of the main cam having means for positively moving the gripper member toward releasing position.

7. The combination of a reciprocatory carriage, a gripper member on the carriage, a main cam provided with a projection and having a rabbet, an auxiliary cam itted in said rabbet, both cams having releasing notches, means on the carriage for ei'ecting the'movement of the two cams therewith, a yoke supported independently of the carriage, one branch of the yoke being adapted to arrest the movement of the main cam with the carriage on the advancing movement of the latter, and the other being adapted to return said main cam to its primary position on the opposite movement of said carriage, the auxiliary cam being carried with the carriage when the main cam is arrested to effect registration of said notches, and means for imparting a Working movement to the gripper member when the notches are in register.

' In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD J. F. REA.

Witnesses HEATH SUTHERLAND, F. E. ANDERSON. 

